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Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. (KJV)
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קֳבֵ֣לko.Velbecause
Lemma: קֳבֵל (qe.vel) · Strong's: H6903H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: before: because
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:14, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:17, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6903H; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 1
דְּנָ֗הde.Nahthis
דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙da.ni.yeLDaniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1841H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 52 times. Also: Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1841H; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 3
עַ֣ל'alhe went in
Lemma: עֲלַל (a.lal) · Strong's: H5954
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come
Used 11 times. Also: Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 4:6, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5954; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 4
עַל\־'al-to
אַרְי֔וֹךְ'ar.YokhArioch
Lemma: אֲרְיוֹךְ (a.re.yokh) · Strong's: H0746B
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Arioch
Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0746B; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 6
דִּ֚יdiwhom
מַנִּ֣יma.Nihe had appointed
Lemma: מְנָה (me.nah) · Strong's: H4483
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVpp3ms)
Meaning: to reckon/appoint
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 7:25, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4483; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 8
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king the
לְהוֹבָדָ֖הle.hoa.Dahto destroy
Lemma: אֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0007
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVhcc)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 7 times. Also: Jeremiah 10:11, Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0007; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 10
לְחַכִּימֵ֣יle.cha.ki.Mei<obj.> [the] wise men of
Lemma: חַכִּים (chak.kim) · Strong's: H2445
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
Meaning: wise
Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2445; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 11
בָבֶ֑לva.VelBabylon
אֲזַ֣ל\׀'a.Zalhe went
Lemma: אֲזַל (a.zal) · Strong's: H0236
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to go
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:15, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 6:18, Daniel 6:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0236; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 13
וְכֵ֣ןve.Khenand as follows
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3652
Parsing: Adverb (AD)
Meaning: thus
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 6:2, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3652; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 14
אֲמַר\־'a.mar-he said
Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 15
לְחַכִּימֵ֤יle.cha.ki.Mei<obj.> [the] wise men of
Lemma: חַכִּים (chak.kim) · Strong's: H2445
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
Meaning: wise
Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:13, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2445; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 16
בָבֶל֙va.VelBabylon
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0409
Parsing: Particle · Negative (ATn)
Meaning: not
Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 4:19, Daniel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0409; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 18
תְּהוֹבֵ֔דte.ho.Vedyou destroy
Lemma: אֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0007
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVhi3fs)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 7 times. Also: Jeremiah 10:11, Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 7:11, Daniel 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0007; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 19
הַעֵ֙לְנִי֙ha.'E.le.nibring in me
Lemma: עֲלַל (a.lal) · Strong's: H5954
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVhv2ms)
Meaning: to come
Used 11 times. Also: Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 4:6, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5954; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 20
קֳדָ֣םko.Dambefore
Lemma: קֳדָם (qo.dam) · Strong's: H6925
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: before
Used 38 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:19, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6925; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 21
מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king the
וּפִשְׁרָ֖אu.fish.Ra'and interpretation the
Lemma: פְּשַׁר (pe.shar) · Strong's: H6591
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: interpretation
Used 30 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6591; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 23
לְמַלְכָּ֥אle.mal.Ka'to king the
אֲחַוֵּֽא\׃\ \ס'a.cha.Ve'I will declare
Lemma: חֲוָה (cha.vah) · Strong's: H2324
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVpi1cs)
Meaning: to show
Used 14 times. Also: Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:7, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2324; TAHOT Daniel 2:24 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | קֳבֵל H6903H before: because |
| . . . | → | דְּנָה H1836 this |
| Daniel | → | דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל H1841H Daniel |
| went | → | עֲלַל H5954 to come |
| to | → | עַל H5922 since |
| Arioch | → | אֲרְיוֹךְ H0746B Arioch |
| whom | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| had appointed | → | מְנָה H4483 to reckon/appoint |
| to destroy | → | אֲבַד H0007 to destroy |
| the wise men | → | חַכִּים H2445 wise |
| of Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0895 Babylon |
| and said | → | אֲמַר H0560 to say |
| to him | → | |
| Do not | → | אַל H0409 not |
| execute | → | אֲבַד H0007 to destroy |
| the wise men | → | חַכִּים H2445 wise |
| of Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0895 Babylon |
| Bring me | → | עֲלַל H5954 to come |
| before | → | קֳדָם H6925 before |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| and I will give | → | חֲוָה H2324 to show |
| him | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| the interpretation | → | פְּשַׁר H6591 interpretation |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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